##  [# Hot Reads: ESG Assets Projected At $1T In 2030](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-esg-assets-projected-1t-2030) 

 

# Hot Reads: ESG Assets Projected At $1T In 2030

 

 

Plus, global passively managed assets have hit $15 trillion, driven in part by ETFs.



 

 

 

 

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**[ESG Investing To Hit $1T By 2030](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/09/esg-investing-to-reach-1-trillion-by-2030-head-of-ishares-americas.html)** (CNBC)  
 iShares’ Armando Senra sees strong growth ahead for ESG investing.

**[Global Passive Assets At $15T](https://www.ft.com/content/7d5c2468-619c-4c4b-b3e7-b0da015e939d)** (Financial Times)  
 And ETFs represent nearly half of that amount.

**[Buffett, The Fed Disagree On Inflation](https://jheconomics.com/buffett-inflation-and-hubris/)** (Jackson Hole Economics)  
 And both of them are probably wrong.

**[Investors Increasingly Prefer ETFs Over Active Mutual Funds](https://www.investmentweek.co.uk/news/4030983/investors-increasingly-shunning-active-mutual-funds-etfs)** (Investment Week)  
 Survey shows most investors cited low costs as the main driver for selecting ETFs.

**[Archegos Capital’s Hwang Provided ARK Seed Money](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cathie-wood-says-bill-hwang-170720903.html)** (Yahoo Finance)  
 ARK’s founder says the head of imploded Archegos Capital Management provided the seed money for ARK’s first four ETFs.

**[Yale Model Architect David Swensen Has Died](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1rq7br558fvfd/David-Swensen-Architect-of-the-Yale-Model-Has-Died)** (Institutional Investor)  
 As Yale University’s longtime chief investment officer, Swensen revolutionized endowment investing.

**[Many ESG Funds Are Just The S&amp;P 500 In Disguise](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/many-esg-funds-are-just-expensive-s-p-500-indexers-61921.html?section=68)** (FA Magazine)  
 And the ESG funds are the ones with the higher fees.

**[Improving The Odds Of Value Investing](https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2021/05/10/improving-the-odds-of-value-investing/)** (CFA Institute)   
 The first step is determining what drives value’s performance.

**[Text-Based Factor Investing](https://alphaarchitect.com/2021/05/06/text-based-factor-investing/)** (Alpha Architect)  
 The rise of intangible assets means investors must look beyond traditional accounting measures.

**[Losing Money When The Market Is At All-Time Highs](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/05/how-to-lose-money-when-stocks-are-at-all-time-highs/)** (A Wealth Of Common Sense)  
 The stock market is knocking out new highs regularly and is up 13% in 2021, but nearly one-third of all stocks are in a bear market.

**[FOMC Meetings &amp; Their Impact On Bonds](https://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2021/05/bond-yields-move-around-fomc-dates.html)** (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)  
 The impact of FOMC meetings on cumulative excess returns has declined in recent years, but the long-term power of the Fed is clear.

**[Netflix’s Disappointing Growth Helps Drive ‘QQQ’ Exodus](https://blog.validea.com/exodus-from-qqq-etf-ups-the-ante-on-big-tech-earnings/)** (Validea)  
 The [**Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)**](https://www.etf.com/QQQ) bled $6 billion over five days in April, its worst outflows in 20 years.

**[Documentary Explores $215M Crypto Mystery](https://news.yahoo.com/dead-man-switch-cryptocurrency-quadrigacx-gerald-cotten-crime-233308013.html)** (Yahoo Finance)   
 Questions surround the death of a 30-year-old Canadian CEO and the lost passwords to $215 million in assets.

**[VanEck Global Files For Ether ETF](https://coinjournal.net/news/vaneck-wants-to-list-the-first-ether-etf-in-the-us/)** (CoinJournal)  
 The issuer just became the first firm to submit an application for such a fund.

**[Bitcoin’s Waning Dominance Spurs Warning](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-waning-dominance-stirs-warning-082655608.html)** (Yahoo Finance)  
 As other cryptocurrencies outshine bitcoin, some wonder if a reckoning is coming.



 

 

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